Romania vs Sweden: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Romania
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Sweden
1.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Romania rank
127th
Sweden rank
125th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in Romania, a difference of 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 125th of 179 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.07 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9821 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3332 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1447 homicides per 100,000 population | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Romania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.03 homicides per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Romania ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 125th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.